A recent study by Stanford University researchers made
international headlines when it claimed that organic foods are no more safe or
nutritious than conventional foods, but was it unbiased?
Organic researchers, farmers and advocacy groups immediately
recognized the study as woefully flawed, and alleged underlying political
motivations. Charlotte Vallaeys, Food and Farm Policy Director at The
Cornucopia Institute, a non-profit organic farm policy organization said:
People don’t buy organic food just because they think it
contains slightly higher levels of nutrients, they buy organic for many other
reasons, primarily to avoid toxic pesticide residues and toxins that have been
genetically engineered into the food.